If an unused phone charger left plugged in apparently costs me money as its using my electricity, how does this not apply to a socket outlet that has a built in USB.
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Technically, yes.
Though the amount is so minuscule that over a year it adds up to cents per charger.
With a lot of chargers, or if you’re trying to add up all the chargers everyone has plugged in it might be more of an issue, but a couple high quality chargers isn’t a huge amount of money over time. The question of “is it worth $1 a year to constantly plug and unplug this charger.” may be a question of personal convenience.
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